The Year Names of China and Japan.

Japan adopted the practice of using year names of 'Nengoh' during 645 AD (the first year of Taikwa). Since then the accession of a new emperor, with the exception of a few, has been marked with a new year title, exactly as has been the custom in China. During the reign of some of the emper...

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Main Author: Suski, P. M.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Hoboken : Taylor & Francis, 2010.
Series:Routledge Library Editions.
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